Triple

T21350085
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wilhelm Wien E526451 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object Wien approximation
The Wien approximation is an early theoretical formula in blackbody radiation theory that accurately describes the spectrum at short wavelengths and high frequencies, preceding and helping to inspire Planck’s law.
E1479741 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Wien approximation | Statement: [Wilhelm Wien, knownFor, Wien approximation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wien approximation
Context triple: [Wilhelm Wien, knownFor, Wien approximation]
  • A. Condon approximation
    The Condon approximation is a simplifying assumption in molecular spectroscopy that treats electronic transition dipole moments as independent of nuclear coordinates, enabling easier calculation of vibronic transition intensities.
  • B. WKB approximation
    The WKB approximation is a semiclassical method in quantum mechanics that provides approximate solutions to the Schrödinger equation by treating wavefunctions in analogy with classical trajectories, especially in slowly varying potentials.
  • C. Migdal approximation
    The Migdal approximation is a theoretical simplification in many-body physics that neglects vertex corrections in electron-phonon interactions, justified when phonon energies are much smaller than electronic energies.
  • D. Stirling's approximation
    Stirling's approximation is a classical formula in mathematics that provides an efficient asymptotic estimate for factorials and the gamma function, especially for large arguments.
  • E. Kirkwood approximation in statistical mechanics
    The Kirkwood approximation in statistical mechanics is a method for approximating many-particle correlation functions by expressing higher-order correlations in terms of lower-order ones, simplifying the description of interacting particle systems.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Wien approximation
Triple: [Wilhelm Wien, knownFor, Wien approximation]
Generated description
The Wien approximation is an early theoretical formula in blackbody radiation theory that accurately describes the spectrum at short wavelengths and high frequencies, preceding and helping to inspire Planck’s law.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wien approximation
Target entity description: The Wien approximation is an early theoretical formula in blackbody radiation theory that accurately describes the spectrum at short wavelengths and high frequencies, preceding and helping to inspire Planck’s law.
  • A. Condon approximation
    The Condon approximation is a simplifying assumption in molecular spectroscopy that treats electronic transition dipole moments as independent of nuclear coordinates, enabling easier calculation of vibronic transition intensities.
  • B. WKB approximation
    The WKB approximation is a semiclassical method in quantum mechanics that provides approximate solutions to the Schrödinger equation by treating wavefunctions in analogy with classical trajectories, especially in slowly varying potentials.
  • C. Migdal approximation
    The Migdal approximation is a theoretical simplification in many-body physics that neglects vertex corrections in electron-phonon interactions, justified when phonon energies are much smaller than electronic energies.
  • D. Stirling's approximation
    Stirling's approximation is a classical formula in mathematics that provides an efficient asymptotic estimate for factorials and the gamma function, especially for large arguments.
  • E. Kirkwood approximation in statistical mechanics
    The Kirkwood approximation in statistical mechanics is a method for approximating many-particle correlation functions by expressing higher-order correlations in terms of lower-order ones, simplifying the description of interacting particle systems.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e0b51cd5cc81909ac1187971e8a8ad completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e8ad30512081909012ce318fa67679 completed April 22, 2026, 11:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09ad5e14188190a55aed4c72b72162 completed May 17, 2026, 11:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09adf244d481908bb02f99844f1cd0 completed May 17, 2026, noon
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09ae91d9cc8190a677124f1a0e1e4e completed May 17, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 5:03 p.m.